Mechanical toy



L. V. ARONSON.

MECHANICAL TOY.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-27. 1921.

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A TTOR/VEV LOUIS V. ARONSON, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

HIEGHANICAL TOY.

Application filed August 27, 1921.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS V. ARONSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented new and useful Improvements in Mechanical Toys, of which the following is a specification.

The princ1pal purpose of thepresent invention is to provide a manually operable, mechanical toy capable of producing a copious supply of bright sparks, affording a source of light in an attractive manner, the pyrotechnic display being easily and simply obtained and continued during the entire time of operation.

Another object is to produce a toy of pyrotechnic character capable of luring flying insects, displaying signals at a distance and acting as a temporary torch, etc., affording a novel form of amusemen A further object is to provide means for confining the sparks without obscuring the same, thus rendering the toy safe even in the presence of combustibles.

These and similar objects, which will later become apparent, are obtained by the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and shown in the accompanying drawing, forming a material part of this disclosure, and in which Figure 1 is a plan view of a spark producing toy made in accordance with the invention, part being broken away to disclose the construction.

Figure 2 is a partial side elevational,

artial sectional view, the sections being taken substantially on line 22 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the numeral 10 designates a handle, preferably of Wood, shaped to be conveniently grasped in supporting the apparatus, and secured by any convenient means, as the screw 11, is a diagonal frame member 12, having arms 13 and 14 at its respective ends extending at right angles.

The vertical -arm' 13 blends into a bar 15, down turned at its end 16, parallel and opposite to the arm 13, the bar 15 being parallel and raised from the arm 14, which is perforated to receive the pintle or reduced end 17 of a spindle 18.

This spindle is formed with a similar pintle 19 projecting from the shouldered extension 20 of the spindle and is rotatable Within a perforation central of the bar 15.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 20, 1922.

Serial No. 496,187.

Rigidly mounted on the extension 20 isa relatively heavy fiat disc 21, suited to rotate wlthin the elements 13 and 16, and secured to the disc is one end of a cord 22 adapted to wind upon the spindle 18, the outer end of the cord passing through an opening 23 1n the frame member 12, and being attached to a pull knob 24:.

Secured on the upper surface of the disc 21 1s an abraring ring 25 made of any preferred material, or the disc itself may be serrated in the manner of a file if desired.

On the central portion of the disc are displayed circular bands of color, as red and white, as shownin Figure 1.

Fixed in the bar 15, at points near its ends, are sleeves or tubes 26 having slots 27 through one side, these sleeves being adapted to loosely contain short lengths of pyrophoric material 28, their lower ends bearing on the abrading ring 25.

The number of the sleeves used is not limited by the showingand their relative positions may be modified as may be preferred.

Resilient wires 29 are fixed as shown or otherwise in the bar 15, near the'center and extend angularly into the sleeve slots 27 to act as springs in constantly pressing the sparking material 28 into operative contact with the abrading ring 25, the ends of the wires being turned vertically up, as at 30, and then bent to form loops 31 adapted to be rasped by the fingers when required.

ecured to the exterior of the elements 13 and 16 is a band 32 its upper edge extendingabove the loops 31, this edge being flanged inwardly, as at 33, and then forms a head 34 adapted to receive and retain a.

transparent disc 35, as of mica, thus forming a closure over the spark producing elements.

' In operation, the handle 10 is held in one hand and the knob 24 given a quick pull by the other, causing the spindle and abrading disc to rapidly rotate, while the spring pressed pyrophoric material gives off an abundance of strong sparks affording considerable illumination.

These sparks, if unconfined extend in opposite tangential streams outwardly, but due to the enclosing band 32 are held restrained, showing through the mica disc or panel 35 in an obvious manner.

By properly manipulatin the pull knob 24, the cord will be re-woun in an opposite direction on the spindle, due to the acquired momentum of the abrading disc 21 as will be readily understood. i

The foregoing disclosure is to be regarded as descriptlve and illustrative only, and not as restrictive or limitative of the invention, of which obviously an embodiment may be constructed including many modifications Without departing from the (general scope herein indicated and denote in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is V V 1. A toy of the class described comprising a handle frame, an abradant disc journaled on a fixed axis in said frame, means for rotating said disc, and one or more pyrophoric points spring pressed upon the face of said disc.

2. A toy of the class described comprising a handled frame, an abradant disc journaled on a fixed axis in said frame, means for rotating said disc, pyrophoric points carried by said frame impinging on said disc, and means for maintaining constant contact therebetween.

3. A toy of the class described comprising a handle, a frame rigidly attached at an angle -to said handle, a spindlerevoluble in the frame, means for manually rotating said spindle, a disc fixed to the spindle, an abrading ring on said disc, a bar formed with said frame over said disc, a plurality of pyrophoric elements spring pressed through said bar u on the surface of said ring, a band encirc ing said disc, and a transparent late carried by said band over said pyrop oric points.

this 26th day of said ring, and. a transparent cover on said I frame over said disc and points.

5. A-toy of the class described compris ing a frame, a handle extending diagonally therefrom, a spindle revoluble in said frame, a cord and pull attached to said spindle whereby it may be rotated, an abrading disc fixed to said spindle in said frame, sleeves fixed in the frame, sparking material loosely engaged in said sleeves, said sparking material resting on the abrading surface of said disc, and springs carried by said frame adapted to press said sparking material into operativeengagement with the disc.

6. A toy of the class described comprising a handled frame, an abradant disc journaled on a fixed axis in said frame, means for rotating said disc, pyrophoric points carried by said frame impinging on said disc and means for maintaining constant contact therebetween, a band encircling said disc, and a transparent plate carried by said band over said pyrophoric points.

This specification signed and witnessed August, 1921. LOUIS V. ARONSON. Witnesses:

FREDK C. FISCHER,

F. NOLL. 

